PPM.5280.634.2018.01 Cross Connection Program

a certified tester and may serve as Operator in Responsible Charge as recognized by North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources 15A NCAC 18D .0701. Double check valve assembly (DCVA) . A type of backflow assembly manufactured pursuant to ASSE Standard 1015. Dual check valve . A type of backflow device manufactured pursuant to ASSE Standard 1024. Fire line . A system of pipes and equipment used to supply water in an emergency for extinguishing fire. Imminent health hazard. A situation deemed an imminent health hazard by the cross connection coordinator pursuant to the standards set forth in the Raleigh Public Utilities Handbook . Interconnection . Any system of piping or other arrangement whereby the public water supply is connected directly to a sewer, drain, conduit, pool, heat exchanger, storage reservoir, or other device which does or may contain sewage or other waste or substance which would be capable of imparting contamination to the public water supply. Isolation assembly . A backflow assembly required by the North Carolina Plumbing Code that is installed within a private plumbing or distribution system to isolate a localized hazard from the remainder of the private system. Moderate Hazard . A cross-connection or potential cross-connection involving any substance that generally would not be a health hazard but would constitute a nuisance or be aesthetically objectionable if introduced into the public water supply. Owner . Any person who has legal title to, or license to operate or inhabit, a property upon which a cross- connection inspection is to be made or upon which a cross-connection is present. Public water supply . The water and waterworks system of the City of Raleigh and its customers outside the corporate limits, for general use as potable water and which is recognized as a public water supply by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources as system number 03-92-010. Reduced pressure zone principle backflow prevention assembly (RPZ) . A type of backflow assembly manufactured pursuant to ASSE Standard 1013. Severe hazard . A cross-connection or potential cross-connection involving any substance that could, if introduced into the public water supply, cause death or illness, spread disease, or have a high probability of causing such effects. Sec. 8-2142. - COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. The City of Raleigh will comply with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the North Carolina Drinking Water Act, and North Carolina State Building Code, which pertain to cross-connections, auxiliary intakes and interconnections, and establish an effective ongoing program to control potential sources of contamination of the public water supply .

Sec. 8-2143. - UNLAWFUL CONNECTIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause a cross-connection, auxiliary intake , or interconnection to be made within the City's public water supply; or to allow one to exist for any purpose whatsoever.

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